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College basketball

IU's Zeller leads !AP preseason team

Indiana's seven-foot sophomore center Cody Zeller was one vote shy of being a unanimous selection for the preseason All-America team. Also on the team were junior forwards Doug McDermott of Creighton and Deshaun Thomas of Ohio State and three guards — seniors Isaiah Canaan of Murray State and C.J. McCollum of Lehigh and sophomore Trey Burke of Michigan.

UT awaits Kabongo ruling: Texas guard Myck Kabongo, the subject of an NCAA investigation into an offseason trip to Cleveland, continues to practice but is being held out of preseason scrimmages against Davidson and Gonzaga. The Longhorns expect a resolution before their Nov. 9 opener against Fresno State. But if the NCAA doesn't rule, the school could make a ruling itself, a UT official said.

Golf

McIlroy tops Woods in China exhibition

Rory McIlroy defeated Tiger Woods in China in the first head-to-head match between the world's top two golfers.

Top-ranked McIlroy of Northern Ireland shot a bogey-free 5-under 67 to beat 14-time major champion Woods of the U.S. by one stroke to win the 18-hole Duel at Jinsha Lake in Zhengzhou, China.

PGA releases schedule: The PGA Tour released its 2013 schedule as it prepares for a wraparound season. The season begins with the Tournament of Champions at Kapalua on Jan. 4-7. The FedEx Cup concludes with the Tour Championship on Sept. 19-22, then the 2013-14 season will start a few weeks later. Also for the first time, the Valero Texas Open at the AT&T Oaks Course at TPC San Antonio will be held the week before The Masters.

Colleges

NCAA poised to approve policies

The NCAA's board of directors is ready to make sweeping changes in enforcement policy. After months of debate, the committee will consider a proposal today that is intended to speed up the litigation process, hold head coaches more accountable for infractions and expand the penalty structure from two tiers to four.

Marathon

Storm not expected to affect NYC race

New York City Marathon organizers expect Hurricane Sandy to have little effect on Sunday's race. The route through the five boroughs mostly avoids areas considered at highest risk for flooding. The biggest concerns are getting entrants their numbers and to the starting line on Staten Island.

Tennis

Djokovic to finish year ranked No. 1

Novak Djokovic clinched the year-end No. 1 ranking. Djokovic lost the top spot to Roger Federer in July but will return to No. 1 next week.

Federer lost in the Swiss Indoors final Sunday to Juan Martin del Potro, then pulled out of next week's Paris tournament. The ATP says Federer will not be able to earn enough points to finish the year ahead of Djokovic, who will become the first player to finish No. 1 in consecutive years since Federer did it four straight times from 2004-07.

Clijsters' farewell: Kim Clijsters will play a ceremonial farewell match Dec. 12 against Venus Williams. Clijsters retired after the U.S. Open in August. She initially retired in 2007 but returned two years later.